Far-right protesters and anti-racism campaigners have clashed at rallies across the United Kingdom, where hotels providing shelter to asylum seekers stand at the center of public dispute. These face-offs reveal the starkly opposing views on immigration and refugee policies, igniting a national conversation about how best to accommodate new arrivals.

Protesters across the United Kingdom took to the streets to oppose the use of hotels for asylum seekers, sparking confrontations with counter-demonstrators. Tensions in cities such as Bristol and Liverpool boiled over, leading to arrests and raising questions about the country’s approach to housing asylum seekers.

Anti-migrant protests turned violent once more outside a London hotel housing asylum seekers. Late Sunday, rioters hurled bottles and smoke bombs at police, escalating tensions in the city.

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are set to announce a ‘one in, one out’ asylum seeker returns deal. The crackdown on small boat arrivals is similar to the EU-Türkiye agreement and comes as Starmer faces increasing pressure from the hard right.

Yvette Cooper has commended France’s new strategies to reduce the number of asylum seekers crossing the English Channel in small boats. This comes ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the UK, during which new initiatives are expected to be announced. Ongoing discussions between French and British officials signal a strengthened collaborative effort to address the issue.

Immigrant rights advocates gathered at immigration courthouses in San Francisco and Sacramento on Wednesday, protesting the Trump administration’s arrests of individuals seeking asylum.